However, residents of the 29 households on Queensgrove have been subject to Toronto Hydro’s installation of streetlights without consultation.

Jim Bridger, a 50-year-old firefighter, put together a petition gathering responses from 26 homes on the road. Out of the responses, 24 were against the installation project.

“It started last year in July,” Bridger recounted. “Trucks were moving into the neighbourhood and wires were planted at the back of houses. Toronto Hydro plans to put up five to six street lights on our road.”

Having lived on Queensgrove all his life, Bridger has a strong emotional connection with the small piece of rural-like landscape.

“Toronto Hydro does not have the right to destroy our landscape without taking into account residents’ opinions,” he said.

Bridger planned to lead a group of residents to meet with Toronto Hydro and city councillors on March 22. He also tried reaching Mayor Rob Ford, but never got to talk to him.